In General, I Think My Freedom Of

Maintain Democracy Or Go To Dictatorship: That Is What Is At Stake In These Elections.

There Are Many Things Behind A Good Novel, But In Particular There Is A Lot Of Work - A Lot Of Patience, A Lot Of Stubbornness, And A Critical Spirit.

The Secret To Happiness, At Least To Peace Of Mind, Is Knowing How To Separate Sex From Love. And, If Possible, Eliminating Romantic Love From Your Life, Which Is The Love That Makes You Suffer. That Way, I Assure You, You Live With Greater Tranquility And Enjoy Things More.

Even Though What I Enjoy Most Is Literature, I Would Not Want To Live Only In A World Of Fiction, Cut Off From The Rest Of Life. No - I Want To Always Have A Foot In The Street, To Be Inmersed In The Activities Of My Contemporaries, In The Times, In The Place Where I Live.

I Always Write A Draft Version Of The Novel In Which I Try To Develop, Not The Story, Not The Plot, But The Possibilities Of The Plot. I Write Without Thinking Much, Trying To Overcome All Kinds Of Self-criticism, Without Stopping, Without Giving Any Consideration To The Style Or Structure Of The Novel, Only Putting Down On Paper Everything That Can Be Used As Raw Material, Very Crude Material For Later Development In The Story.